Report: Darrelle Revis facing charges after Pittsburgh assault
Darrelle Revis was reportedly injured by five people who attacked him when he was visiting family on the South Side of Pittsburgh.
According to CBS Pittsburgh, New York Jets cornerback and former Pitt star was injured after he was attacked by a group of five people. The attack took place on the South Side when he returned home to visit friends and family.
The report also says Revis feared for his safety and sought medical treatment. There is no details on the extent of the severity of his injuries and if they are so serious that it’ll impact his availability for the Jets.
No matter if you’re a fan of the Jets or Revis, this is a harrowing thing for anyone to encounter. Hopefully, Revis will be able to physically recover from any and all of his injuries sustained in this incident and it won’t impact his ability to play for the Jets. We don’t know the details surrounding the circumstances of this assault or why he was targeted by a group of five people, but if Revis is prepared to speak on this, he’ll fill us all in on the details.
Update (5:45 p.m. ET): WTAE in Pittsburgh is reporting Revis and his party were the aggressors in this incident and the police are investigating them after the other party suffered serious injuries. The incident took place on the corner of South 23rd and East Carson streets in the early morning hours on Monday.
The assault reportedly happened after two men approached Revis and complimented him on his clothing. When the men asked if he was Darrelle Revis and he confirmed, the men started filming Revis on one of the two men’s cell phones. Revis asked them to stop and after attempting to delete the video threw the phone in the street. At this point, a friend of Revis approached and punches were thrown. It is unclear if Revis threw any punches. Pittsburgh police are considering filing felony charges.
The Jets are aware of the incident, according to Kimberly Jones, but the team is not commenting any further on the alleged incident.
#NYJ spokesman said team has spoken to Darrelle Revis & is aware of alleged incident. Team has no further comment.
— Kim Jones (@KimJonesSports) February 16, 2017
Update (6:45 p.m. ET): Albert Breer of the MMQB reports that charges are pending against Revis after two men were knocked unconscious.
The @PghPolice statement on Darrelle Revis: "Charges pending ... include robbery, terroristic threats, conspiracy and aggravated assault." pic.twitter.com/dnJNKV9bhM
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 16, 2017
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